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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2015
Nicholas F. Urbanski, Katy, TX (US);
Brandon Cassimere, Houston, TX (US);
Robert D. Denton, Bellaire, TX (US);
Wayne S. Pon, Calgary, CA;
Nicholas F. Urbanski, Katy, TX (US);
Brandon Cassimere, Houston, TX (US);
Robert D. Denton, Bellaire, TX (US);
Wayne S. Pon, Calgary, CA;
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
The disclosure includes techniques associated with a collector tray assembly for a cryogenic distillation tower disposed below a slurry mix zone and above a lower distillation zone, wherein the collector tray assembly comprises a deck at a lower end of the slurry mix zone, and wherein the deck comprises at least one vapor riser configured to pass the vapor from the lower distillation zone into the slurry mix zone, wherein the vapor riser comprises a substantially vertical heat transfer section configured to pass the vapor substantially upwards through the slurry mix zone, and a vapor outlet section comprising at least one vapor outlet, wherein the vapor outlet section is below the heat transfer section.